Subprefecture of Pinheiros

This article is about the subprefecture of the city of São Paulo. For district with the same name, see Pinheiros (district of São Paulo).

The Subprefecture of Pinheiros is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises four districts: Pinheiros, Alto de Pinheiros, Itaim Bibi, and Jardim Paulista.

Subprefecture of Pinheiros
Subprefecture
Location of the Subprefecture of Pinheiros in São Paulo
Location of municipality of São Paulo within the State of São Paulo
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Municipality	São Paulo
Administrative Zone	West
Districts	Pinheiros, Alto de Pinheiros, Itaim Bibi, Jardim Paulista
Government
• Type	Subprefecture
• Subprefect	Geraldo Mantovani
Area
• Total	32.06 km2 (12.38 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	233,563
HDI	0.956 – very high
Website	Subprefeitura Pinheiros (Portuguese)

Pinheiros is the most affluent of the subprefectures. It comprises two of the five financial districts of the city, including Paulista Avenue and many of the most important museums of the city. It has also the neighbourhoods of Vila Madalena and Vila Olímpia, famous for its nightlife and dance clubs, and most (though not all) of the upper-class residential neighbourhoods. It is the headquarters of many Brazilian companies such as AmBev, Vivo, Rede Globo (along with Rio de Janeiro), and Grupo Pão de Açúcar, as well as the Brazilian headquarters of many multinational companies, including Google, Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo!, Santander, Ernst & Young, Unilever, Nextel and Bunge.